Fear Street Part One: 1994
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): July 2, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
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6
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Los Angeles TimesMichael OrdoñaJun 30, 2021
The dialogue can be clunky and easy to guess in advance, and there’s an unfortunate reliance on jump scares. The thing to remember is this is all part of a larger story, and without spoiling anything, that story does get significantly more interesting. Read full review
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VarietyPeter DebrugeJun 30, 2021
“Fear Street” may look like countless horror movies that have come before, but it’s desperately trying to be original, and that may pay off in the two installments to come. Read full review
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The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd Jun 30, 2021
1994 channels that legacy of give and take, between teen horror of the page and screen, into a polished nostalgia object of secondhand thrills, a throwback to a throwback. Read full review
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IndieWireDavid EhrlichJun 30, 2021
If the Day-Glo antics of Fear Street Part 1: 1994 are as tonally insecure as its teenage characters and a bit too broad to get under your skin, rest assured that this overstuffed slasher cuts much deeper when it’s contextualized as the latest chapter of an American horror story that’s been in the telling for more than 300 years. Read full review
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Screen RantMolly FreemanJun 30, 2021
Fear Street Part 1: 1994 is a perfectly fine throwback slasher horror movie, but is weighed down by setting up the rest of Netflix's trilogy. Read full review
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The TelegraphRobbie CollinJul 2, 2021
There’s an unmistakeable timidity to director Leigh Janiak and Phil Graziadei’s screenplay: it feels odd to watch an 18-rated horror that feels as if it’s going out of its way not to offend. Read full review
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